Ferdinando DudleyLea, 11th Lord Dudley was baptised on 14 September 1710.1 He was the son of WilliamLea and FrancesWard.1 He died on 21 October 1757 at age 47, unmarried.1 He succeeded as the 11th Lord Dudley [E., 1440] on 21 May 1740.1 On his death, his barony fell into abeyance between his five sisters.1

EdwardWard, 9th Lord Dudley was born posthumously on 16 June 1704.1 He was the son of EdwardWard, 8th Lord Dudley and DianaHoward.1 He died on 6 September 1731 at age 27, unmarried.1 He succeeded as the 4th Baron Ward of Birmingham, co. Warwick [E., 1644] on 16 June 1704.1 He succeeded as the 9th Lord Dudley [E., 1440] on 16 June 1704.2